Thread: Bread

If only we lived in a country with a sugar shortage.

The bread would be fine I’m sure.

I'm on a low carb diet so I'm off bread.
Have been for 4 months.
I do love it though.

Originally Posted by Dillinger

^ isnt the main ingredient Dungeness Crab?

Snubby will go fuckin apeshit

It's one part but you can easily toss in crab here.

Originally Posted by Cujo

I'm on a low carb diet so I'm off bread

I don't eat much rice or bread here. Never have. Bread from time to time is special deal. I typically eat soup most every day for lunch but man Garlic bread with spaghetti sure sounds good...

I lived above a bakers in France for a year - The smells were terrific. A Wonderful way to wake up in the morning. Bought a fresh baguette 2-3 times a day.

The bread here is too sweet. I make my own by hand most weekends

Originally Posted by CSFFan

Yes, I call her "P". Sometimes she uses the machine, sometimes she don't.

From the time machine....

Stuff in the bread maker....

Topper, thanks but the breadmaker aint the issue, availability of good quality bread flour is? Where do you get yours? and can you get decent brown flour?

Bread, good wholesome easy listening.


I found her diary underneath a tree.
And started reading about me
The words she's written took me by surprise
You'd never read them in her eyes.
They said that she had found the love she waited for.
Wouldn't you know it, she wouldn't show it.
When she confronted with the writing there,
Simply pretended not to care.
I passed it off as just in keeping with
Her total disconcerting air
And though she tried to hide
The love that she denied,
Wouldn't you know it, she wouldn't show it.
And as I go through my life, I will give to her my wife
All the sweet things that I can find.
I found her diary underneath a tree.
And started reading about me.
The words began stick and tears to flow.
Her meaning now was clear to see.
The love she'd waited for was someone else not me
Wouldn't you know it, she wouldn't show it.
And as I go through my life, I will wish for her his wife
All the sweet things that she can find
All the sweet things they can find
Songwriters: David Gates
Diary lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

Originally Posted by NamPikToot

fresh bread still hot, carve off 1" slice and layer on 3mm of salted butter,

Yes, 3mm of salted butter, but for me the bread should have just reached room temp. I like my butter unmelted. Same for toast; I let the toast cool down a bit before applying lashings of butter.


^ From The Rubbaiyat Of Omar Khayam;
A flask of wine beneath the bough,
A loaf of bread, a book of verse and Thou
Beside me, singing in the wilderness.
And the wilderness is Paradise enow.

Originally Posted by NamPikToot

Topper, thanks but the breadmaker aint the issue, availability of good quality bread flour is? Where do you get yours? and can you get decent brown flour?

I buy mine in Bangkok. Try the Indian stores 5kg bags available

Originally Posted by NamPikToot

, availability of good quality bread flour is? Where do you get yours? and can you get decent brown flour?

Tops...

Originally Posted by CSFFan

Tops...

TY, will look in Dec when i'm there.

Originally Posted by NamPikToot

Topper, thanks but the breadmaker aint the issue, availability of good quality bread flour is? Where do you get yours? and can you get decent brown flour?

Quite a few places have it. Tops, Tesco, Freshmart, and also small independant baking supply shops.

Originally Posted by Neverna

Quite a few places have it. Tops, Tesco, Freshmart, and also small independant baking supply shops.

Nev, thanks. Obviously never looked as not got a reason yet but, God, the idea of one now i know you can get the flour is giving me a stir. Late evening bread, butter and chang. Sorry.

Originally Posted by Switch

If only we lived in a country with a sugar shortage.

The bread would be fine I’m sure.

Indeed, nothing worse than overly sweet bread.

Originally Posted by Chittychangchang

Indeed, nothing worse than overly sweet bread.

Probably my biggest bugbear after over a decade living in SE Asia: sweet bread.

Originally Posted by Dillinger

Snubby will go fuckin apeshit

You got that right Dilly! JP is spot on with regards to Cioppino. It is a west coast staple. I try and stuff it in my gob at every opportunity and yes Dungy is a key ingredient. Add in a hunk of sourdough bread and you have an amazing feast.

Originally Posted by Neverna

Quite a few places have it. Tops, Tesco, Freshmart, and also small independant baking supply shops.

Villa has the best selection by far.

I made Cibiatta bread this morning. Made a starter sponge last night. Delicious, porous inside and crisp and crunchy outside.

Looks good.

Ciabatta.

I am happy to go native whereever I am, even adjusted to Brit "food" when I lived there, but must admit bread is one of the few things I really miss when not available.

Used to make my own when I lived in the mooban full time - with mixed results, still better than the local sweet sponges with a bread label on them.

Originally Posted by stroller

I am happy to go native whereever I am, even adjusted to Brit "food" when I lived there, but must admit bread is one of the few things I really miss when not available.

Used to make my own when I lived in the mooban full time - with mixed results, still better than the local sweet sponges with a bread label on them.

One of the Germans who worked for me took a holiday in England. His complaint was the English bread was too soft.

I enjoyed Kafe und kuchen in the konditori on a Saturday morning.

Just decided to buy an automated bread maker with ingredient packs. Asia is generally not very clever at bread making. The French bakery will have to do for now. The Brit and German bakeries have both been closed for too long here.

In Britain wholemeal from wholefood shops was my staple, very different texture to German bread, but not spongy.
And Jewish rye bread from a Lithuanian deli near where I studied.